We really like Nelson, which has a great downtown area with parks, shops, cafes and restaurants (there's three Thai places practically next door to each other)! Amber bought a water bottle in this store called Kathmandu today and the cashier was from Baltimore (he's actually one of the few Americans we've met so far).
The city has some great running spots, my favorite being an area known as the "center of New Zealand." I just got back from running there in the rain this evening. With being so busy traveling, I've vowed to be more disciplined about my running and to stop drinking coffee and alcohol (not including the occassional chai) until after the marathon.
Peter and Sue's place is very nice. They have more than 20 acres and a whole heap of animals, including a herd of 20 llamas and alpacas. Sue and Amber (pictured here with Amber Rose, the llama) walked four of the female llamas this morning.
Other animals on the farm include ducks, geese, dogs, parrots, a cat, a donkey and this crazy ostrich named Big Bird.
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